Pitch- Crane

In todays session, we pitched our idea to the rest of the group. After our first meeting, I went away and began to develop the characters and the story, which we decided would centre around the idea of the legend of the paper cranes. I began first by thinking about the girls motivation for creating theses cranes was and how they would fit in with the storyline. There were various questions I felt need answering in regards to her character. For example; what was the purpose of creating the paper cranes? Was she hoping for redemption and comfort? Or maybe just a distraction? Does her wish come true in the end? Is it a happy or sad ending?
The answers to these questions would of course be answered properly as the development of the script continued, but I felt they needed to be included in the character's backstory as well, to give their motivations some context.
We explained our idea to the rest of the group, and the following questions were raised;

What made her so angry that she killed her mother?

Was it an accident, or was it on purpose?

What are the dynamics of their relationship beforehand?

How are you going to show it?

What is the purpose of the poem?

I think the best way to approach answering the questions in regards to the characters, is to develop as much as possible both of their backstories, and to express this through the script. I don't want it to look as though it's just a typical fight between Mother and Daughter; it needs to appear as though this is a long time coming, and is a result of ongoing tension between the two characters. I think otherwise, it would look far too melodramatic, and, in the worst case, quite comical.
In regards to the questions about the poem, I felt that the paper cranes needed some context, especially as the Japanese legend may certainly not be know by a lot of viewers. I wanted it to be subtle though, I think the use of the poem will work to portray this.

In regards to developing the relationship between my characters, It was suggested that I researched how tenuous relationships have been portrayed in past productions. One which came to mind, was that between the characters of Sarah and Anna in My Sister's Keeper (2009), for the reason that, although their is a lot of bitter tension between the two characters, their is still the evident Mother-Daughter love and connection, which is something that I envision for my own two characters.